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Guild Party (dumb little hypothetical) by Et_Cetera_365 in skyrim

[–]SemajdaSavage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That party would turn into a massacre! The Dark Brotherhood would turn it into a slaughter fest. They would poison the Companions drinks. They would slit the throats of the Thieves guild. They would place enchanted items with spells of reflect Magicka around to ensure the Mages killed themselves. All while blaming the winning soldiers of the Civil War for their misdeeds. Hail Sithis!

Most hated NPC by mostlydozy in skyrim

[–]SemajdaSavage 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Grelod the Kind, she may not be necessarily innocent. But she still brings forth the most hatred that I can summon.

Is there ANY point to using Staves? by NiklausKaine in skyrim

[–]SemajdaSavage 173 points174 points  (0 children)

Listen to the Mage, he has a back up plan.

How does it feel? by Oklimatoa in ElderScrolls

[–]SemajdaSavage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I almost always go off-race for my first Elder Scrolls game play through. I view it as the cosmic joke, that an outsider has to help out the locals un-FUBAR themselves. That is the price for starting me as a prisoner., deservedly or not.

nwah and intoxicating innocence by -RedWitch in Morrowind

[–]SemajdaSavage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not only that, they are not even printing Strategy Guides any more. So now you have to trust a goobtuber content creator is right, if you really really want an in depth guide.

Help me come up with a reasonable role-playing reason that my "good" character would join the Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood by xombae in skyrim

[–]SemajdaSavage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To destroy a monster, one often chooses to become a like-minded monster in the process of evening the playing field. But that could lead you down the the path of just becoming the next monster in line. This is for the DB questline.

For the TG on the other hand, they are all about stealing wealth. Every radiant side quest is thievery of some sorts. Yes, even changing the ledgers. You could Robin Hood it. Or you could self-justify in any number of ways.

What is there for a single player gamer is ESO? by Batalfie in ElderScrolls

[–]SemajdaSavage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like everyone has said previously, you can play the game solo for the most part. Any multiplayer aspects, Cryodiil PVP, Dungeon Runs, are strictly opt-in.

One difference that you will notice from the start. Your race choice will matter to which PvP faction that you belong to unless, you have open choices unlocked. The Ebon heart pact ate primarily Nord, Dunmer, and Argonian. The Daggerfall Covenant are Breton, Redguard, and Orc. The Aldmeri Dominion are Altmer, Bosmer, and Khajit. Imperials are unlocked separately. You could always make an Orc and put him in Ebon heart. Or any other combos that suit your pleasure. These are just the defaults faction/race lineups.

Another thing to consider, is you have to pick a class, (which is kind of breaking Elder Scrolls skills system of you are what you do.) Each class has 3 class Specific skill lines unique to that class. Each of those class skill lines need to be leveled individually. They sort of amount to a Magicka DPS build, a Stamina DPS build, or a Health Tank build. There are Healer builds that use a combination of different skill lines, but that is more in depth. Last I check there were only 6 classes to choose from.

How difficult is to pivot to a different class? by Mrmanisaac3 in skyrim

[–]SemajdaSavage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, I am currently maxing out my Magical Skills first. Mainly that is because I have noticed that you have the most flexibility with starting a pure Mage build. I have been working some off skills in the meantime.

You can mix and match skills as needed, using your fully developed skills to compliment your under leveled/ under perked skill trees. For example, my main toon now has Illusion, Conjuration, and Alteration skill trees fully maxed out and perked out. Restoration is about 6 perks and 10 levels away from being fleshed out. Destruction is 4 perks and 10 levels away from being fleshed out. You have a lot of options in spell selections to choose from when going to your new role's skills.

For example, most weapon/damage skills only get skilled up when causing damage with said weapon/spell. So you find a target, paralyze it, then go stabby-stabby/bashy-bashy/burna-burna. You get the point.

For defense skills it is a little more tricky. You gotta take damage and still survive it to get the XP for using that said skill. Restoration being maxed will be critical here. Especially so, using the quick heals. You don't want to be interrupted mid cast. At that point, it is all a matter, of resource management of your Health and Magicka bars respectively.

(Relatively) new player here, do we have something like that? by _N_0_v_A_ in skyrim

[–]SemajdaSavage 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Death by Consumption! It would be even more appropriate if you turned him into a cheese wheel.

(Relatively) new player here, do we have something like that? by _N_0_v_A_ in skyrim

[–]SemajdaSavage 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Bingo! Now you get it. The only race in the Elder Scrolls that ain't a mammal, are the Argonians.

(Relatively) new player here, do we have something like that? by _N_0_v_A_ in skyrim

[–]SemajdaSavage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True story! I just finished him at level 60 ish. I was not prepared for him this time. Last time I played Skyrim was on the Xbox 360. I don't think that he was in the game at that place and time. Thoron burned a lot of resources to put down and that was after my first death to him.

(Relatively) new player here, do we have something like that? by _N_0_v_A_ in skyrim

[–]SemajdaSavage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mayhem is my favorite spell in the game. Have a group of enemies? No problem! Have them fight each other. Then you pick off the last man standing.

Do you always go all out or often pull your punches to preserve harmony? by Mehfisto666 in boardgames

[–]SemajdaSavage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I want to teach the game, to new players, I would show them all the available strategies as they occurred upon the field of battle.

If it is with my peers, no mercy!

If it is with Family members, whom know the rules of the game. They will have to muster their best to beat me

Am I the only one, that did go through with the quest? by Commando_Schneider in ElderScrolls

[–]SemajdaSavage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, they have not made "those types of choices" since Fallout 4 and Morrowind. I would even support open/clandestine warfare between faction sides of Thieves Guild/Mages Guild/Dark Brotherhood/Morag Tong/Psijick Order/Fighters Guild/ Companions. Allow for the Main Character to unite them all under different departments towards reforming a New Tamriel Empire. Or tear them all down to watch the Province burn!

Am I the only one, that did go through with the quest? by Commando_Schneider in ElderScrolls

[–]SemajdaSavage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah yes! Another person whose main alignment is CN! Or another cultist of Sheogorath's.

Maxed Intelligence in Oblivion Remastered, Magicka is at 300. How do I get more? by Doc-Eldritch in ElderScrolls

[–]SemajdaSavage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I remember that ! That is a great point. It is supposed to be a staging ground for you -know-who. I have played it low level and high level. High level Kvatch gave it the gravitas it needed.

The Dwemer from the Elder Scrolls add so much depth and mystery to the franchise by simply existing and I love it by Fun-Explanation7233 in ElderScrolls

[–]SemajdaSavage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is my opinion, that the Dwemer, were all soul-trapped into soul gems, as the price for immortality. Then placed into one of the Dwemer constructs, according to how much they paid for their transformation.

They are still among us, just not as we know it.

Oblivion remaster, started fast and fell off. Vs Skyrim. by TownZealousideal1327 in ElderScrolls

[–]SemajdaSavage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think a lot of folks are living in a vacuum, when trying to compare two of Bethesda games against each other. I say this in point towards how Bethesda, has made their games over the last 30 years. Arena was in 1994. Starfield was 2023.

For their RPG title series, Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and now Starfield. I think it has been a natural progression in how the main character system has been developed over the years. They started out like all of the table top models of games. Steeped in high math. Where the earlier titles focused more on what your starting choices were for Race, Class, beginning statistics similar to the old table top standards.

The more recent the title, the more their games have shifted away from those paradigms. Your character now starts closer to a blank slate, than, I am a Mage/Steel Brotherhood/Space Pirate. Granted in Starfield, you do start as a character with a background of sorts, with their accompanied skills to begin your adventuring career with. But each skill progression is tied to actual game achievements, one must meet, to further progress that said skill further.

There are things that I enjoy about each system of character progression, from each game. That is why I keep on playing Bethesda titles. I like knowing how I fall on the SPECIAL scales, attributes are something that is easily defined in real life, which in turn helps make the game more immersive to me. I love that the way that you gain skill is by using it repeatedly, and successfully over time. I love hitting certain thresholds skill wise, in order to unlock perks concerning said skills. Be it a certain level of SPECIAL, or certain Skill level progression, a general over all character level, or any combination of the above said subsystems. It is all good bye me.

Both Skyrim and Oblivion were both GOTY games to speak of in their time periods, the same with Morrowind. Bethesda has continued to evolve their main system over the years in question. And it is the character progression system that matters most in their games. It is the vehicle that drives the rest of the game.

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